Jaguar F-Type designer appointed Geely UK's head of design
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Geely Design UK, which Burgess is set to lead, will be based in Coventry, and will have around 100 designers and support staff within five years.
The Coventry-based facility will work on the Geely, Lynk & Co, Proton and Lotus brands, as well as providing support for the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), which makes the city's iconic black taxi cabs.
Volvo buys into Lynk & Co, sets up technology sharing joint venture with Geely parent
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Volvo Cars has bought into Lynk & Co, its nascent sister brand, and will also setup a 50/50 technology partnership company with the Geely brand, under the larger Geely Holdings umbrella.
The Swedish brand will take a "significant minority shareholding" in Lynk & Co owing, primarily, to the fact that the new brand will use platforms, drivetrains and technologies developed by Volvo.
The Lynk & Co '02' sedan has been spotted undergoing hot weather testing in southern Europe.
Launched in October 2016, Lynk & Co is a new global brand for Geely, which will sit above the Chinese automaker's own marque, but below Volvo.